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Tomarchio Soda: Deliziosa & Autentica

Tomarchio soda

Delicious and authentic—the reason for Tomarchio’s success is embodied in the name it gave to this range of classic Sicilian sodas, which includes traditional flavours like aranciata and chinotto as well as contemporary favourites like cola and ginger beer. From the vintage bottle and label designs to the elegant taste, Tomarchio sodas are a great way to capture the romance of a Mediterranean summer.

High in Rioja Alavesa

One of our favourite export partners is Araex Grands, which supplies our best-selling Tres Reyes, Lar de Paula and Villa Conchi lines, among others. Founded in 1993 with the vision of driving exports for five of the best wine producers from Spain’s Rioja Alavesa, Araex Grands now curates a sophisticated portfolio of wines from 16 different wineries from 12 of the most prestigious Spanish wine regions.

Award-Winning EVOO Range Lorenzo

Premium organic EVOO Lorenzo No. 3

The premium EVOO range Lorenzo has been recognized in multiple prestigious international competitions, including the BioFach Olive Oil Competition, the Guida Gambero Rosso awards, and, just this year the Specialty Food Association’s sofi™ Awards. No surprise, really—the Barbera family have been refining their olive oils for generations, crafting the best of Sicily’s olive crops into […]

The Paella Kid

paella

If paella is the dish synonymous with Spain, Valencia is synonymous with paella. Rice has been part of Valencia’s history since the Moors first began growing it in the nearby Albufera wetlands in the eighth century. Valencian rice recipes could fill a small library of cookbooks, from the brothy arroz con bogavante, full of seafood […]

Read our November newsletter

Check out our November newsletter for all the news on our latest shipments. You can’t miss our elegant and delectable Villa Conchi cava from Spain. We’ve restocked our Mandrarossa and Sommos wines after they sold out almost immediately. If you’re looking for a good quality/price point balance with your pasta, our six La Ruvida pasta […]

The hidden treasure of Spanish cheese

If you like chasing hidden treasure, you’ll love Spanish cheese. After the Spanish Civil War, Franco’s dictatorship banned the production of artisan cheeses as a snub to industrialization and modernization. Fortunately, many cheese-makers refused to abandon a history stretching back before the Romans. They took Spain’s astonishing treasure-trove of artisanal cheeses into hiding until Franco […]